Barrybran III - New job, new life?

[Barrybran]

Women are funny creatures. I've given my wife some gifts for Valentines Day, early because I had some things she wanted and I figured giving it to her when she wanted it would be less awkward than the event already would be. She hasn't acknowledged or thanked me which I understand. I wanted to mark the event as she's still my wife and I appreciate her presence and I want to be someone who marks these events in the future. Basically, I knew what I was getting myself into and I'm comfortable with it.

I pop into my wife's work a short while ago and she tells me her best friend gave her a rose and a box of chocolates. She seemed quite happy about this and spent the afternoon making a gift basket for her friend. Her friend has had some issues in her marriage too so I understand the gestures. It would be nice have mine acknowledged accordingly but again, I pretty much knew what to expect this year.

I was going to suggest heading out to dinner tonight but my wife seems to be in a better mood today so I'm going to leave it. That may seem odd but she's been a bit off this week, though still civil with me. I'd like her to enjoy her better mood. I'll assess her mood later and may suggest heading out for ice cream instead. If nothing else, we're eating my favourite meal tonight (nothing to do with V-Day from her end) so I'm happy.